The governing body is made up of representatives from the community, the local authority, staff and parents. The governing body are responsible for ensuring high standards of achievement for all pupils by:
Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that money is well spent.
Governors meet as a full governing body six times a year and are supported by the work of two sub-committees:
The Resources committee which meets once a term to focus on staffing, finance, premises and facilities
The Development & Strategy committee which meets once a term to focus on progress and attainment, strategic targets and priorities for school development, data analysis and performance management.
Governors may also serve on panels of governors to:
Appoint the headteacher and other senior leaders;
Appraise the headteacher;
Set the headteacher’s pay and agree the pay recommendations for other staff;
Hear the second stage of staff grievances and disciplinary matters;
Hear appeals about pupil exclusions
The role of governor is largely a thinking and questioning role, not a doing role. Click on the link below to find out about the people that make up the Governing Body and the ways in which they contribute to strategic decision making at Caldecott.
All of our Governors can be contacted through the school office.
The composition of the FGB is as follows:
4 Parent Governors 1 Local Authority Governor 1 Staff Governor 1 Headteacher 7 Co-opted Governors
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Name of Governor Area of Responsibility | Type – Appointing Body – Term of Office 2021-2022 record of attendance for FGB and Committees | Nature of declared interests | Date Interest began or declaration |
KATY WALSH
Resources Development and Strategy (D&S) | Headteacher – Ex-officio
01/09/2015
FGB – 7 of 7 meetings Resources – 3 of 4 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Employed – Caldecott Primary – Headteacher Trinity Learning - Trustee |
27/09/2019
27/09/2022
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HARRY ROUTLEDGE Chair of FGB
Resources D&S
EYFS English SEND | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 14/07/2020 – 13/07/2024 (2nd term) FGB – 7 of 7 meetings Resources – 3 of 4 meetings D&S – 3 of 4 meetings | Employed – Oxford City Council – ICT Service Delivery Manager Spouse – Chair of Friends of Caldecott | 21/07/2014
01/09/2019
27/09/2022 |
JAMES JEFFERY
D&S
Maths | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 12/07/2022 – 11/07/2026 (2nd term)
FGB – 6 of 7 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 27/09/2022
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MARCEL AHMEDZAI
Resources D&S
GDPR Pupil Premium | Elected by Parents 06/11/2019 – 05/11/2023
FGB – 7 of 7 meetings Resources – 4 of 4 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Employed - Cadence Design Systems Limited Spouse – Employed at Caldecott – Higher Level Teaching Assistant | 17/11/2004
30/04/2021
16/09/2022
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ALAN NELSON Vice Chair
Resources (Chair) D&S
Health and Safety | Elected by Parents 06/11/2019 – 05/11/2023
FGB – 7 of 7 meetings Resources – 4 of 4 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings
| Employed – Mercer Limited – Master Trust Strategist Spouse – Secretary of Friends of Caldecott | 21/09/2021 01/09/2021
12/09/2022 |
JONATHAN PALMER
D&S (Chair) Resources
Teaching and Learning | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 01/02/2022 – 31/01/2026 FGB 7 of 7 meetings Resources – 4 of 4 meetings D&S – 4 of 4 meetings | Nothing to declare | 18/09/2022 |
REBECCA MONK
D&S
Safeguarding PSHE Link governor Well-being | Elected by Parents 28/01/2021 – 27/01/2025 FGB – 7 of 7 meetings D&S 4 of 4 meetings | Nothing to declare | 14/09/2022 |
PETER LANIGAN
Resources
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 13/07/2021 – 12/07/2025 FGB – 5 of 7 meetings Resources – 1 of 4 meetings | Nothing to declare | 22/09/2021
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RUTH MARTIN
D&S | Elected by Staff
07/02/2022 – 06/02/2026
FGB 3 of 4 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 20/09/2022 |
JONATHAN KELLY
Resources PE | Elected by Parents
10/03/2022 – 09/03/2026
FGB 3 of 3 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 27/09/2022 |
CHLOE THOMPSON
Resources
Attendance Governor training
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body
12/07/2022 – 11/07/2026
FGB 1 of 1 meeting
| Nothing to declare | 05/09/2022 |
FAY CROFT | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body
19/07/2022 – 18/07/2026
FGB 0 of 0 meetings
| Nothing to declare | 21/09/2022 |
VACANCY | Co-opted appointed by Governing Body |
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VACANCY | Local Authority - Nominated by LA, Appointed by Governors
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Governors’ who have stepped down in the past 12 months | |||
JONATHAN PALMER
| Elected by Parents 18/09/2020 – 17/09/2024 Stepped down on 31/01/2022 |
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ALICE BADCOCK
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 04/02/2020 – 03/02/2024 Stepped down on 21/03/2022 |
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OLAJUMOKE ORITSEGBONE
| Co-opted appointed by Governing Body 01/12/2020 – 30/11/2024 Stepped down on 26/04/2022 |
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